New Creative Mums Network

[nicolabarron]

I'm in the process of setting up a Creative Mums Network to offer support, inspiration, ideas-sharing and networking opportunities to mums working or involved in the creative industries. I'm a freelance TV Producer with 2 young children and find, like many others in similar industries, that this isn't always compatible with motherhood - be it the fact that you feel isolated, drained of creativity or that you understandibly don't want to go back to working the 60 hour weeks you were doing before you became a mum. Lots of us are having to find different ways of working and to reinvent ourselves professionally - the support and advice from mothers in similar situations will hopefully make this transition easier. If you'd like to join the network or find out more, please do get in touch or join the creative mums network facebook group - http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=96514828147&ref=ts

[nicolabarron]

Please do join the group if you're a mum in the creative industries. I'm organising an informal meet-up in south-east London in a couple of weeks.

[Jessie]

HWat qualifies as belonging to the creative industries?

[plimsoul]

hi

i'd love to join. i've just gone back to 4 days a week producing/researching some short films and a massive installation...along with managing the artists studio that all this is being made by. i feel completely drained and slightly nuts as i have twins just about to turn 4 with massive child care issues to deal with over the summer (let alone trying to work to creative hours).

so this sounds very interesting and please keep me in the loop. i'm aslo looking for good producers/editors/researchers etc... when work comes up.

look forward to hearing more...

[plimsoul]

sorry i forgo to add that i'm not on facebook or myspace, is there any other way of communicating?

[dulwichquine]

i'm very interested in this as well. life teetering out of control etc etc. despite working in the media, i'm hopeless with facebook so would like to know more via this thread or regular email if poss!

emma

[maisiemoo]

Hi there,

I'd be really interested in joining the network. I'm a beauty director/stylist on a womens magazine and wonder how the heck I'm going to juggle deadlines and baby when I go back to work next year.

Hannah

[Belle]

I'd be interested too though also wondering what counts as creative?

[ludoscotts]

hi im a costume maker and would love to be kept in touch about this, been back working since my little one was 3 months old! crazy busy but lovel combining the 2 as couldnt imagine anyone else looking after her in the day and cant imagine not doing this as a living as I love making things, look forward to hearing more leanne

[hpsaucey]

Hi- also interested, but another one wondering what counts as creative?

[nicolabarron]

If you're interested please do join and don't worry about how creative you are - it something most of us are worried about anyway. It may be that you don't have a creative background but are looking for inspiration and want to take your career in a new direction. The network is all about sharing with other mums to hopefully learn from each others' experience and try to make our careers and family life work for us.

[nicolabarron]

If you're not on facebook but would like to join the group, please do send me a private message with your email and I'll add you to the email list of members. The website should be live soon and I'll also inform you of any meet-ups.

[nicolabarron]

For anyone who's interested, there will be a Creative Mums Network meet-up on the evening of Weds 12 August in Brockley, SE4 - venue tbc dependent on numbers. Do let me know if you'd like to come along.

Nicola

[dulwichquine]

hi, i might be able to come along work permitting!

Emma

[nicolabarron]

Creative Mums Network meet-up confirmed for Wednesday 12 August from 7.30pm Jam Circus, 330 Brockley Road SE4 opposite Crofton Park station. 484 bus from East Dulwich plus walk up Brockley Rd. Hope to meet some of you there!

[nicolabarron]

Thanks to everyone who made it last week. There'll be another next month. Plus please do join the facebook group if you're interested http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=creative+mums+network&init=quick#/group.php?gid=96514828147&ref=search&sid=1388720689.3181477083..1

[Nicolamb]

There's another Creative Mum's Network meeting arranged for this Wednesday 23rd September, 8pm at Jam Circus, 330 Brockley Rd, SE4. All mums/mums to be working/involved in creative industries welcome. Please message me if you'd like more details. Nicola